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Webster 1913 Edition

Spousal

Spous′al

(-al)
,
Adj.
[See
Espousal
,
Sponsal
, and
Spouse
.]
Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal;
as,
spousal
rites;
spousal
ornaments
.
Wordsworth.

Spous′al

,
Noun.
[See
Espousal
,
Spouse
.]
Marriage; nuptials; espousal; – generally used in the plural;
as, the
spousals
of Hippolita
.
Dryden.
Boweth your head under that blissful yoke . . .
Which that men clepeth
spousal
or wedlock.
Chaucer.
The
spousals
of the newborn year.
Emerson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spousal

SPOUSAL

,
Adj.
[from spouse.] Pertaining to marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal; as spousal rites; spousal ornaments.

SPOUSAL

,
Noun.
[L. See Spouse.] Marriage; nuptials. It is now generally used in the plural; as the spousals of Hippolita.

Definition 2024

spousal

spousal

English

Adjective

spousal ‎(comparative more spousal, superlative most spousal)

  1. of or relating to marriage
  2. of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses
    • 1592: William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
      There we shall consummate our spousal rites.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

spousal ‎(plural spousals)

  1. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) marriage; nuptials; espousal
    • Dryden
      The spousals of Hippolita.
    • Chaucer
      Boweth your head under that blissful yoke […] Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock.
    • Emerson
      The spousals of the newborn year.

Etymology

From spouse +‎ -al

Pronunciation

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